Category Archives: Hardware

Clarify and select Cat5 vs Cat6 Ethernet Cables (including 5e and 6A enhancements) We look at Cat5 verses Cat6 cables’ speed, price and selection. You likely want to know what the difference between Cat5 and Cat6 cable is. I simplify the jargon and clarify the differences in this article. A key difference in these two…

RJ45 Pinout Diagrams, the Tools You Need and more! Making RJ45 wiring is easier than most people think once you have the right RJ45 pinout diagram. Several variations are shown below. I carry Ethernet cable with me all the time so you know it will be useful. To help you memorize it, I created a…

You must be searching for the 10 Best Black Friday Deals and Here They Are! We’ve scoured multiple websites to find for you the 10 best black Friday deals, from XBox games to robotic servants to hp computers. Of course these are only available at the end of November. Typically a very limited time. Whether…

Do this when your Microsoft Surface won’t turn on When your Surface won’t turn on, it is likely to be power problems or cable connection problems. From dead batteries, to battery symbols, to charger problems, to cable connection faults and more, the fixes below are all quick things you can do. It’s happened several times…

For a small business owner or a small business IT technician, nothing is more headache- and panic-inducing than a NAS server crash. NAS recovery after such a crash has its own issues to avoid making things worse and making subsequent data recovery more difficult. Unintended formatting of a NAS drive is just one serious example…

How to: DPC Watchdog Violation fix Windows 10, 8 You no doubt are searching for a DPC watchdog violation fix Windows 10 – or Windows 8 – and this error can be fixed with the steps below (shown with screenshots). This error (often) relates to device driver problems. It can be scary as it is…

Hard drive failures equal downtime and data loss. For businesses, this ultimately leads to loss of revenue. By using a SMART utility though, it is possible to prevent a catastrophic failure by giving you enough time to take action as soon as a problem is detected. In this article, I would like to share with…

The complete guide to hard drive recovery. Successful hard drive recovery is important to everyone, because you have important and potentially irreplaceable data and files. Whether the data has been lost due to a hard disk drive crash, or the computer has stopped working for some other reason, this article shows you how to safely…